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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
The jeep’s windshield shows belongs to Lynch’s Road Service.
“1957 Press Photo Irish Men in St. Patrick’s Day Parade Jeep in Cleveland, Ohio
This is an original press photo. Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 03-19-1957.”
The Gypsy Rose Lee Jeep is a stripped down version of the regular jeep for airborne troops (one of a variety developed). Made of “plastic plywood”, it was almost a 1,000lbs lighter than the standard 2,200lb jeep. You might also know the jeep as the MB-L. This article, of which the Gypsy Rose Lee was a part, was published in the December 1947 issue of Willys Overland Unity Magazine.
The 41st Annual Military Vehicle Preservation Association International Convention will be August 11-13, 2016 in Pleasanton, CA, USA at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. See 200 vehicles including a “75th Anniversary of the Jeep” line up. Host hotel, onsite camping, living history, dinners, offsite excursions, vendors, seminars. Even “Troop Train” rides! Open to the public, some activities for MVPA members only. See all info on www.MVPA.org.
I imagine the only thing that would have made this better for soldiers is if women had been serving the ice cream!
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The slogan is “Dig Deep” Help Buy A JEEP, but there’s no shovel mounted on that particular jeep.
“1943- Jeep in the hotel lobby at the Young Republican Clubs meeting in Albany used to promote the sale of War Bonds and stamps to buy a jeep. Sign on hood reads “Dig Deep – Help Buy a Jeep”.
Photo measures approx. 7″ x 9″
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Marty Tilford is shown with his two four-year-olds, Emerson (left) and Ian (right). Those two love to jeep! That’s Marty’s trail jeep behind them.
This week the PNW4WDA is holding its 27th annual Trail Jamboree. It is a very popular event; tickets go online early each year and sell out within a day or two. I’d never had a chance to attend in past years, but this year Marty Tilford offered to give me a ride over the Shoestring trail.
This was something I couldn’t pass up. This was my 30th anniversary of my last trip over the same trail, an adventure I wrote about in Finding Virginia. So, on Thursday, I ditched my computer (and my wife) and headed for the Yakima area of Washington State to join Marty and his two four-year-olds for a ride over the mountains. I had a great time. Thanks to everyone who made me feel welcome!
Below are some photos of our adventure.
This is a map of our trip though not drawn to scale. It’s also missing a lot of the twists and turns. It’s also missing large rocks and steep inclines. The entire trip was under 50 miles, but took about 8 hours (with a few breaks along the way).
Marty (from the Vancouver Four Wheelers) and another club, the Timber Tamers, were the hosts for this 20-jeep trip.
One of our early stops. It didn’t take long to reach about 5,000 feet.
Here’s a better photo of the area. Below is another road to somewhere or nowhere.
Bob Christy is putting on another jeep show this September 11th. I’m sure it will be another good one!
This February 17, 1960, article from Florida’s Lakeland Ledger introduced the new “Maverick Special” wagon to readers.
This first wagon is from Uruguay and was shared by Christian del Manya. It’s an early three-row IKA Rural wagon built on a pickup 4×4 chassis. He included an ad for it down below.
Photos of the second and third interesting jeeps were found in this collection of photos:
UPDATE: The magazine Guion from Uruguay published a one-page article about the jeep, along with the cover page (shown at the bottom). My Spanish isn’t so good, so I have to guess, based on the photos, that the article discusses the problems caused by groups of young women in bikinis roving the beaches of Uruguay. Oh, what terrible problem that would be!?!?
This cover was published as part of the April 1947 issue. Thanks to Christian (via Derek Redmond) for sharing this one.
